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MilesAustinforMVP
10-22-2008, 05:24 PM
Obama (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/the-obamas-discuss-dressi_n_137009.html) or Palin (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14805.html)?
ABQCOWBOY
10-22-2008, 05:35 PM
Seriously, there is already one thread opened on this. Do we really need another?
cowboys#1
10-22-2008, 08:35 PM
Seriously, there is already one thread opened on this. Do we really need another?
yes..
burmafrd
10-22-2008, 10:11 PM
Libs got taken to the cleaner on the other thread so naturaly one tries to star another.
DaBoys4Life
10-22-2008, 10:17 PM
Seriously, there is already one thread opened on this. Do we really need another?

flex the mod powers and merge!!!
bbgun
10-22-2008, 10:23 PM
I'm gonna say the guy who looks down on religious people, gun owners, and plumbers.
CanadianCowboysFan
10-22-2008, 10:28 PM
I'm gonna say the guy who looks down on religious people, gun owners, and plumbers.

wouldn't it be the guy who married an heiress and cannot remember how many homes he owns?
bbgun
10-22-2008, 10:49 PM
wouldn't it be the guy who married an heiress and cannot remember how many homes he owns?

"Elitism" implies a certain state of mind, i.e. a condescending, "I know what's best for you" attitude. Bill Clinton and GW Bush are two Ivy League-educated millionaires, but nobody in their right mind considers them "elitists." McCain either.
CanadianCowboysFan
10-22-2008, 10:52 PM
"Elitism" implies a certain state of mind, i.e. a condescending, "I know what's best for you" attitude. Bill Clinton and GW Bush are two Ivy League-educated millionaires, but nobody in their right mind considers them "elitists." McCain either.

Actually, lately it has implied anyone with an education.
Danny White
10-22-2008, 10:52 PM
"Elitism" implies a certain state of mind, i.e. a condescending, "I know what's best for you" attitude. Bill Clinton and GW Bush are two Ivy League-educated millionaires, but nobody in their right mind considers them "elitists." McCain either.

I agree with Clinton and Bush, but I think McCain has an elitist streak in him.

I don't think he's as bad as Obama, but he definitely has some of that attitude you describe.
ScipioCowboy
10-22-2008, 10:54 PM
Actually, lately it has implied anyone with an education.

How so?
Rogah
10-22-2008, 10:57 PM
I think "elitism" includes having a certain amount of privilege and luxury during one's life (usually handed to them without actually earning it). I don't like many of McCain's politics and I am not voting for him, but his life story is about the furthest thing from an "elitest" I could ever imagine.

Neither do I think Obama is an elitest. The man has worked very hard for the success he now has achieved and I respect that.
bbgun
10-22-2008, 11:01 PM
Actually, lately it has implied anyone with an education.

The problem is that you're conflating elitism with wealth.
jrumann59
10-23-2008, 12:00 AM
Elitism is when someone posts about the arrogance of the USA and thier government covers up the genocide and racism that has been perpetrated against indigenous people in their country in the last 30-50 years. Then spouts off about how the USA needs to do things differently.
ZB9
10-23-2008, 12:22 AM
I think "elitism" includes having a certain amount of privilege and luxury during one's life (usually handed to them without actually earning it).


that is not correct

elitism |əˈlēˌtizəm; āˈlē-|
noun
• the attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite :
CanadianCowboysFan
10-23-2008, 01:41 AM
The problem is that you're conflating elitism with wealth.

I don't know of too many poor elitists
ZB9
10-23-2008, 01:43 AM
I don't know of too many poor elitists

Im sure you do

again, it's not about money. "Elitism" is an attitude (at least the type of elitism being talked about in this thread)
MilesAustinforMVP
10-23-2008, 02:14 PM
I think the problem is that conservatives misconstrue intelligence and sophistication with elitism. And that may be why some people perceive Obama to be an elitist when he is about as far from elitist as you can get.
ABQCOWBOY
10-23-2008, 03:09 PM
I think the problem is that conservatives misconstrue intelligence and sophistication with elitism. And that may be why some people perceive Obama to be an elitist when he is about as far from elitist as you can get.


Ben, this is funny to me. In the last election, many, many democrats painted President Bush as an elitist. Forgive me but I don't know any Democrat that would admit to President Bush being Intelligent or Sophisticated.

;)
MilesAustinforMVP
10-23-2008, 03:12 PM
Ben, this is funny to me. In the last election, many, many democrats painted President Bush as an elitist. Forgive me but I don't any Democrat that would admit to President Bush being Intelligent or Sophisticated.

;)
Firstly I am not Ben.

That being said, reread what I wrote. You obviously misinterpreted it.
ABQCOWBOY
10-23-2008, 03:14 PM
Firstly I am not Ben.

That being said, reread what I wrote. You obviously misinterpreted it.


You have my apoligy for calling you Ben.

The rest is what it is.
Thanos68
10-23-2008, 08:12 PM
Obama (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/22/the-obamas-discuss-dressi_n_137009.html) or Palin (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14805.html)?

CajunCowboy